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                            December 3, 2007Clinton 46% Huckabee 45%; Obama 45% Huckabee 41%
  
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has pulled to within a single percentage point of the Democratic frontrunner in a general election match-up. 
December 3, 2007Among Democrats: Race for the Nomination Growing Closer
  
One month from today and Iowa caucus participants will answer a lot of questions about the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination.
December 3, 2007A Debate, an Endorsement, and Huck-a-Mania Create Challenges for GOP Frontrunners
  
For most Americans in most years, Thanksgiving represents the beginning of the holiday season. This year, America’s political junkies may remember Thanksgiving as the time when Election 2008 really got started.

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                            December 2, 2007Obama, McCain Tied at 44%; Obama Leads Romney by Nine
  
Arizona Senator John McCain has struggled in the race for the GOP nomination, but he continues to be competitive in general-election match-ups with top Democrats.

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                            December 2, 2007Giuliani and Obama in Toss-up; Obama Leads Thompson by Seven
  
With the first caucuses and primaries of Election 2008 only weeks away, a new Rasmussen Reports survey of potential general-election bouts shows Senator Barack Obama (D) and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) neck-and-neck, with Obama barely ahead 43% to 41%. In the same poll, Obama moderately leads former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson 48% to 41%.
December 1, 2007New Hampshire: Clinton Lead Falls To Single Digits
  
In New Hampshire, home to the first-in-the-nation Presidential Primary, Hillary Clinton’s lead over Barack Obama is now measured in single digits.
November 30, 2007New Hampshire: Romney 34% Giuliani 15% McCain 15% Huckabee 14%
  
In New Hampshire’s Republican Presidential Primary, the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney with 34% support and a nineteen-point lead.

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                            November 29, 2007Iowa Democrats: Clinton 27% Obama 25% Edwards 24%
  
The Iowa Democratic caucuses remain a three-person race that is far too close to call. The latest Rasmussen Reports poll of the Iowa Democratic Caucus for 2008 finds Hillary Clinton at 27%, Barack Obama at 25%, and John Edwards at 24%. 
     Bill Richardson is the only other Democrat in double-digits at 10% while Joe Biden earns 4% of the vote from Likely Caucus Participants.
November 28, 2007What if Huckabee Wins Iowa?
  
Until recently, one of the few settled features in the race for the Republican nomination was Mitt Romney’s lead in the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire. 
November 28, 2007Iowa: Huckabee 28% Romney 25%
  
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the Iowa caucus finds former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee with 28% of the vote, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney with 25% support, and everyone else far behind.
November 28, 2007Colorado: Schaffer, Udall Tie for Senate; Clinton Trails Giuliani, Leads Romney
  
Former Congressman Bob Schaffer (R) and Congressman Mark Udall (D)—vying for the open seat vacated by retiring Senator Wayne Allard, a Republican—are virtually tied when likely Colorado voters consider their state’s 2008 Senate election. 
November 26, 2007Challenge for Democrats in Iowa: Campaigning Tactfully During Holiday Season
  
You have to feel a little sorry for the people of Iowa. While the waning days of any campaign produce an outpouring of annoying commercials, negativity, and in-your-face solicitations, this year those unsavory features of modern elections will take place in the midst of the holiday season.
November 26, 2007Six Weeks to Iowa and the Republican Field Remains Muddled
  
There’s less than six weeks to go until the Iowa caucuses kick-off Election 2008 and the race for the Republican Presidential nomination remains as muddled as ever. 
November 25, 2007In February 5 States, Clinton and Giuliani Still on Top
  
In states holding Primaries or Caucuses on February 5, the races for the Republican and Democratic Presidential nominations look broadly similar to the competition on a national level.
November 24, 2007With Many Voters Abstaining, Biden Manages Toss-ups with Giuliani, Romney
  
Democratic Senator Joe Biden isn't on the map of the Democratic nomination race. And almost 30% of likely voters nationwide don’t know enough to have an opinion of him.

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                            November 23, 2007Clinton Trails Giuliani, Barely Leads Thompson
  
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) enjoying a modest four-point lead of 46% to 42% over Senator Hillary Clinton (D).
November 21, 2007South Carolina: Clinton 43% Obama 33%
  
New York Senator Hillary Clinton leads Illinois Senator Barack Obama by ten percentage points in South Carolina’s Presidential Primary. 
November 21, 2007South Carolina: Romney, Thompson Tied for Lead
  
Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson are tied for the lead in South Carolina's Republican Presidential Primary.
November 19, 2007In Three-Way Match-ups, Clinton Leads GOP by Up to 24 Points in Empire State
  
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and former Senator Fred Thompson both get clobbered in the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey New York State voters. 
November 19, 2007In Florida GOP Primary, Giuliani Leads, Romney Gains
  
Rudy Giuliani continues to lead the Republican Presidential Primary in Florida with 27% support in the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey.